What concept involves adapting logical thinking to the practical constraints of real-life situations?
a. pragmatism
b. practicality
c. concrete thinking
d. applied logic
A. Pragmatism involves adapting logical thinking to the practical constraints of real-life situations.
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a. punished b. extinguished c. reversed d. negatively reinforced
Based on recent research, a person living in poverty in _____ would have a higher life expectancy than would a person living in poverty in _____.
A) a rural area; a city B) a high-altitude city; a low-altitude city C) a wealthy city; a poor city D) a poor city; a wealthy city
A rhythmic, patterned, and seemingly centrally controlled group of movements characteristic of infancy is known as
A. postural reflexes B. stereotypies C. primitive reflexes D. involuntary reflexes
According to terror management theory, what is a mechanism used by many people around the world to deal with the fear caused by our awareness of our own mortality?
A) Adopting a broad worldview that associates our lives with a broader purpose or meaning B) Focusing on the "here and now" rather than waiting for what might not ever occur C) Reconciling our past with our future so that we are always "ready" for death, should it occur D) Remembering that the greatest accomplishment that we can possibly have is to raise children as well